Tolstoy Woods ETO (id:#61352)
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Tolstoy Woods, Russia 1943-07-12 ()
A 51: Clash Along the Psel (AH:ASL Annual `93a)
J51: Canicatti (ASL Journal # 3)
J54: Showtime (ASL Journal # 3)
OA08: A Parting Blow (Out of the Attic)
HoW 2: Canicatti (Hell on Wheels Battle Pack)
CH160: Knifing the Bodyguard (Critical Hit # 6.4)
HB 8: The Woodsmen (Critical Hit # 6.4)
CH 58: Death Ride (Critical Hit # 3.1)
HB 6: Clash of the Titans (Hell's Bridgehead)
IC 9: A Parting Blow (In Contact)
LSSAH27: Thrust to the North (Leibstandarte Pack 4 - Turning of the Tide!)
O69.2: Bees' Nest (On All Fronts # 69)
O70.1: Armor Leader: Kursk (On All Fronts # 70)
PJ2.3: Shoot-Out on Hill 41 (OAF Playtester's Journal # 2)
1002: The Big One (Monster Pack # 1.1)
1002.1: The Big One: The Men Who Would Be Kings of the Hill (Monster Pack # 1.1)
1002.2: The Big One: The Aunt of All Tank Battles (Monster Pack # 1.1)
1002.3: The Big One: A Peaceful Little Village (Monster Pack # 1.1)
1002.4: The Big One: Into the Woods (Monster Pack # 1.1)
FrF29: Sting of the Italian Hornet (Friendly Fire Pack 4)
AP47: Insult to Injury (ASL Action Pack # 5 East Front)
B32-2: Prokhorovka Melee (Breakout! # 32)
BFP-101: Panzer Spirit (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-103: Knife in the Flank (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-104: Flying Turrets (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
HB3 #6: Clash of Titans (Hell's Bridgehead 3)
OG 1.1: Knifing the Bodyguard (Coastal Fortress)
BoF08: Sting of the Italian Hornet (Best of Friends)
RR #36: Michael's Miracle (Russian Rarities 4)
BR9: Drillo HG Reconquest (Biazza Ridge)
BR10: Road Junction "Y" (Biazza Ridge)
Mission 7: Breaking Citadel (White Mammoths)
PRK5: Will We Avoid the Big Battle? (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK6: Taking Oktyabrsky (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK7: Yamki to Sovkhoz Stalinsk (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK8: Attack from the Psel (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK9: Thrust Beyond Storozhevoje (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK10: Breakthrough in Komsomolets (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK11: Andreevka-Vasilyevka Sector (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK12: A Soviet Reckless Charge (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRKSK1: Attacking 241.6 Hill (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRKSK2: Totenkopf Boundary Defense (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK CG: Tank Fields of Prokhorovka (PROKHOROVKA!)
CH 58: Death Ride (Critical Hit #3.1 2022 Reprint)
GD26: The Clash of Steel (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
RPT200: Red Hot Hannibal (Rally Point #20)
S108: Panzerkeil at Prokhorovka (Basic Training: Issue One)
Designer: Chas Smith
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Balance:
RussianGerman
42.857142857143%

Overview:

The Russian 10th Tank Corps, reinforced with infantry of the 219th Rifle Division, were in assault positions waiting to attack into the exposed lank of the 48th Panzer Corps. The 18rd Tank Brigade, led by a platoon commanded by Lt. Kadiev, attacked toward Verkhopene and quickly overran the forward German outposts. Kadiev’s tanks aggressively moved through the Tolstoy Woods and encountered a counterattacking German Panzer and infantry force, which turned into a sharp engagement.
Attacker: Russian (183rd Tank Brigade, 10th Tank Corps)
Defender: German (Panzer Division 3)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:15.0 D:11.5
AFVs: A:3
T-34 M41 x 3

AFVs: D:3
PzKpfw IIIL x 3

Guns: A:0
PTRD-41 ATR x 3
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Place Orchard counter in K7. D: 2 sqds HIP set up
Overlays: O1
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-04-06(D) Louis Langdeau vs Dan L German win4.5 hrsNot a bad little scenario! Germans have a lot of good gear, and Russians have to move, but when the Russian tanks come on there's almost nothing that the Germans can do to them. Even when the Germans get their tanks it's still really hard to duel.

Dan did a good job pushing through, but he got held up a little bit too long against my squads and I managed to bog him down even more once he got into the village. My reinforcements came on and I managed to start shoving him back, and we ended with him unable to claim the necessary buildings.

I can see why this gets a lot of tourney play, since it's relatively "clean", but it still has a lot of fun choices for each side.
2024-11-23(D) Tuomo Lukkari vs Christoffer Peyre Russian winSupporting fire 2024 3rd round
2024-11-16(A) Andy Bagley vs Neil Brunger German winVery good scenario, and something of a classic. As the Russians, I concentrated my attack through the woods in the north, and wasn't surprised to take casualties from his HIP units. However, I still made good progress and was able to penetrate with my tanks so that they formed a "reception committee" by the time his arrived on Turn 4. So I won the armour battle and by my last turn had almost secured the five victory buildings I needed (one still in melee) and, with my tanks in support, was fairly confident of holding them against the last German turn.
However, the dice had other ideas! He rolled snakeyes in a CC two hexes away from one of my buildings, not only winning the melee but allowing him to infiltrate next to it. With PBF, he then broke my defenders in his final PFPh; I'm then forced to rout and he advances into this building to deny a Russian victory. Aaarrgghhh!!
2024-04-28(A) Asad Rustum vs Tony GibsonD German win
2024-02-07(A) Pascal Boileau vs Guido Guerra German winA very good scenario. The Russians have the upper hand in the first turns with an easy progression towards the village; However, as soon as the German reinforcements entered, the game (and the dice rolls were inverted) changed . With 2 AFV wrecked and 1 immobilized, I conceded just before the last turn since it was not possible for the Russians to take the last buildings. Well played Guido !
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From late in June 1942, at the start of the summer offensive in Russia, there were approximately 600 Panzer III mounting the 5cm KwK L/60 with units in Russia.
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.11Votes: 64
Views: 7014
To-Play list count: 10
Estimated Play time: 5.1 hours
Recorded Games: 47
Archive recorded plays:
Russian18
German26
Drawn:3

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Tolstoy Woods [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 57
[D] German 74
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